Tuesday, June 05, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Stainless Steel Flanges. The International Trade Administration has issued a countervailing duty order on stainless steel flanges from China, effective June 5. The ITA will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess CV duties on all unliquidated entries of subject goods entered or withdrawn […]
Our Partner, Patricia Hernandez, and Associate Graciela Cardona were asked by Westlaw/Practical Law to author the Financial Institution Regulatory Summary for Florida. To read the article in full click here
Monday, June 04, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the fruit and vegetable regulations effective July 5 to allow the importation of tree tomatoes from Ecuador into the continental U.S. As a condition of entry, the tree tomatoes must be produced in […]
Monday, June 04, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Cholesterol Testing Strips. The ITC has instituted investigation 337-TA-1116 to determine whether imports of certain blood cholesterol testing strips and associated systems containing the same are violating Section 337 of the 1930 Tariff Act by reason of patent infringement. The products at issue are blood […]
Friday, June 01, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report In a final determination under the Enforce and Protect Act, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has found substantial evidence that a U.S. company evaded the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods from Vietnam. CBP found that OCTG pup joints imported from Vietnam were […]
Thursday, May 31, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection states that as of June 21 all new and renewed international fisheries trade permits issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service will be in a new format. The current permit number format is 14 characters, beginning with the letter P […]
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Just a week after saying it would suspend the imposition of an additional 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of imports from China, the Trump administration has announced plans to move ahead on this and other measures in response to a Section 301 investigation concluding that […]
Monday, May 28, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report A press release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative suggests that the U.S. wants to resolve several outstanding trade issues before it will seriously consider a potential free trade agreement with the Philippines. After meeting with senior economic ministers, business leaders, and senators […]
Monday, May 28, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has requested that the World Trade Organization establish a dispute settlement panel to examine regulations maintained by the Canadian province of British Columbia that exclude imported wine from being sold on regular grocery store shelves. A USTR press […]
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Time: 2:00 pm EDT – 3:00 pm EDT Cost: $200.00 Webinar: 1 CCS Credit The Food and Drug Administration’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program makes importers responsible for ensuring that their foreign suppliers use processes and procedures that provide at least the same level of public health protection as the FDA’s preventive controls or […]
Friday, May 25, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The Department of Commerce announced May 23 its self-initiation of an investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to determine whether imports of automobiles (including SUVs, vans, and light trucks) and auto parts are harming U.S. national security. A DOC press […]
Thursday, May 24, 2018 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Enhancements to the Automated Commercial Environment for de minimis shipments, the importer ID form, foreign-trade zone entries, Centers of Excellence and Expertise, and customs broker national permits are among those that U.S. Customs and Border Protection anticipates making in fiscal year 2018 thanks to a congressional appropriation […]